Sunday, November 18, 2007

Nepal's Comrade Gaurav speaks in London

Comrade Gaurav (C.P. Gajurel), who is in charge of the International Bureau of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)-CPN (M)-made an important speech at Goldsmiths College in London on Thursday 15/11/07. Comrade Gaurav made a series of important and inspiring points. His speech was well-received by an audience of students and British sympathisers with the revolution in Nepal.

Comrade Gaurav urged a united struggle by the CPN (M) and the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) against the Congress-led Interim government.

However, Comrade Gaurav stated that the CPN (M) did not want to take power at this current time. He argued that in the present situation, the party could do little to benefit the people, if it was part of the government. However, he was confident of the CPN (M) achieving power at the appropriate time.

Comrade Gaurav explained that Nepal Congress was in a serious dilemma at the moment. This is because of the fact that they have lost a recent vote in the Interim Parliament on the issue of the establishment of a republic and a fully proportional voting system. If Congress sticks to its position, it will be going against the will of the people. If it changes its position, this will be seen as a significant reversal of its policy.

It was made clear by Comrade Gaurav that the CPN (M) sees the parliamentary struggle as only one front in its fight for revolution. As Marxists, they do not believe that power can be achieved by parliamentary means alone. The decision to engage in parliamentary struggle arose from the need to win over the urban masses. Critics who ask why the CPN (M) did not continue the People’s War in 2006 fail to acknowledge this need. Despite its power in the countryside, the CPN (M) was not politically strong enough to lead an urban revolt in 2006 to complete the revolution.

Comrade Gaurav spoke of the dangers of foreign intervention led by US imperialism to prevent the success of the revolution in Nepal. Comrade Gaurav pointed out that Nepal was perfectly able to withstand an economic blockade by means of economic self-reliance and through the determined spirit of the people. Comrade Gaurav also pointed out that the disruption to the regional balance of power caused by intervention in Nepal would not be tolerated by interested parties among the Asian nations.

Finally, Comrade Gaurav stressed that the CPN (M) was making its revolution for all the people of the world. The main enemy of the people of Nepal is U.S. imperialism, he stated. Comrade Gaurav hoped that the example of the CPN (M) would inspire people around the world in the struggle against imperialism.

The meeting was hosted by Goldsmiths College Centre for Culture Studies, Nepali Samaj and the World People’s Resistance Movement (Britain)

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Yes, a very clever and well thought out anti-monarchist strategy in Nepal.Anti -fuedalist Land reform victory is practicaly in the parliamentary bag .So,no need for continuing armed struggle for land reform.Pawn your guns and bow to the peoples will.Clever Prachanda Path even has the arch imperialists fooled ,like Giuliani ,who was fooled into sharing a recent promotional platform with this communist...seeLeader of Nepal rebels considering presidency - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune Maoist pledges to respect popular willBy Somini Sengupta / The New York TimesPublished: November 19, 2006NEW DELHI: He was introduced as Mr. Prachanda, a future aspirant to the presidency of Nepal.On Saturday, Prachanda, in a rare public appearance here, received a rock star's reception at a newspaper- sponsored conference about India and the region headlined by an eclectic lineup of politicians and corporate titans, including the former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani.It was after Giuliani's address, in which he praised Ronald Reagan for his crusade to combat communism, that Prachanda took the podium.Wearing a gray blazer and a blue checked shirt, he said he would sign a peace accord in the coming week to end an 11-year-old civil war in Nepal, cordon his troops into cantonments and accept the verdict of elections scheduled for next year that would effectively decide the future of the monarchy. "When we sign the agreement, the main essence of the agreement will be ending the civil war," he said.The Maoists came in from the cold in April after King Gyanendra was forced by street protests to return power to an elected Parliament.That Parliament had been dissolved four years earlier. Since April, the interim government and the Maoists have been engaged in peace talks, with the promise of elections to rewrite the constitution and decide once and for all whether Nepal would retain or dissolve its monarchy...underclasswp@hotmail.comPrachanda sought to cast himself as a political leader who could be trusted to play by the rules of democracy. At the same time, his comments made it clear that he did not quite trust it.

Yes, a very clever and well thought out anti-monarchist strategy in Nepal.Anti -fuedalist Land reform victory is practicaly in the parliamentary bag .So,no need for continuing armed struggle for land reform.Pawn your guns and bow to the peoples will.Clever Prachanda Path even has the arch imperialists fooled ,like Giuliani ,who was fooled into sharing a recent promotional platform with this communist...seeLeader of Nepal rebels considering presidency - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune Maoist pledges to respect popular willBy Somini Sengupta / The New York TimesPublished: November 19, 2006NEW DELHI: He was introduced as Mr. Prachanda, a future aspirant to the presidency of Nepal.On Saturday, Prachanda, in a rare public appearance here, received a rock star's reception at a newspaper- sponsored conference about India and the region headlined by an eclectic lineup of politicians and corporate titans, including the former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani.It was after Giuliani's address, in which he praised Ronald Reagan for his crusade to combat communism, that Prachanda took the podium.Wearing a gray blazer and a blue checked shirt, he said he would sign a peace accord in the coming week to end an 11-year-old civil war in Nepal, cordon his troops into cantonments and accept the verdict of elections scheduled for next year that would effectively decide the future of the monarchy. "When we sign the agreement, the main essence of the agreement will be ending the civil war," he said.The Maoists came in from the cold in April after King Gyanendra was forced by street protests to return power to an elected Parliament.That Parliament had been dissolved four years earlier. Since April, the interim government and the Maoists have been engaged in peace talks, with the promise of elections to rewrite the constitution and decide once and for all whether Nepal would retain or dissolve its monarchy...underclasswp@hotmail.comPrachanda sought to cast himself as a political leader who could be trusted to play by the rules of democracy. At the same time, his comments made it clear that he did not quite trust it.